(From The County Morgue, Chelmsford, MA)
 
The accompanying story has all the trappings of a piece of
folklore to rank with the New York City alligators,
the microwaved poodle, or the $5.00 Porsche.  It is in this
spirit that I am uploading it to several computer bulletin
board systems to promote its wider distribution.
 
MRS. FIELD'S COOKIE RECIPE
 
CREAM TOGETHER:     2 CUPS BUTTER
                    2 CUPS SUGAR
                    2 CUPS BROWN SUGAR (L OR D)
ADD:                4 EGGS
                    2 TSP. VANILLA
MIX TOGETHER:       2 CUPS FLOUR
                    5 CUPS OATMEAL (PUT SMALL AMOUNTS INTO
BLENDER UNTIL IT TURNS TO POWDER. MEASURE FIRST, THEN
BLEND)              1 TSP. SALT
                    2 TSP. BAKING RPOWDER
                    2 TSP. BAKING SODA
 
MIX ALL INGREDIENTS AND ADD A 24 OZ. BAG OF CHOCOLATE
CHIPS, ONE 9 OZ. HERSHEY BAR - GRATED, AND 3 CUPS CHOPPED
NUTS (OF YOUR CHOICE). BAKE ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEETS.
MAKE GOLF BALL SIZED COOKIES, PLACE 2" APART, AND BAKE AT
375 DEGREES FOR 6 MINUTES.
 
NOTE: TO MAKE FLATTER COOKIES, FLATTEN WITH A SPATULA AFTER
5 MINUTES. THEN BAKE AN ADDITIONAL 3-5 MINUTES DEPENDING ON
YOUR OVEN. YIELD: 100 - 115 COOKIES
 
(THIS RECIPE'S ORIGINAL COST IS $250.OO DOLLARS !!!!!!!!!)
 
AN O.R. NURSE (WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS) AT SIBLY HOSPITAL
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NOTICED AN AD FOR "MRS. FIELDS COOKIE
RECIPE" AND DECIDED TO CALL THE LISTED NUMBER. THE PERSON
ANSWERING HER CALL SAID, YES, IT WAS THE AUTHENTIC RECIPE
AND THERE WOULD BE A TWO-FIFTY CHARGE FOR IT AND THAT SHE
COULD PAY FOR IT BY CHECK OR, TO MAKE IT A LOT SIMPLER,
JUST USE HER CREDIT CARD. SHE CHARGED IT ONLY TO FIND OUT,
WHEN HER CREDIT CARD STATEMENT ARRIVED, THAT THE PRICE OF
THIS RECIPE WAS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS!!!!!!! IRATE,
SHE CALLED THE ADVERTISED NUMBER AGAIN, DEMANDING A REFUND,
CHARGING MISLEADING INFORMATION AND DECEITFUL PRACTICE, BUT
TO NO AVAIL. BECAUSE OF THIS, YOU ARE THE RECIPIENT OF
"MRS. FIELDS COOKIE RECIPE", AS THIS NURSE PROMISED THE
PERSON ON THE PHONE THAT VERY DAY THAT SHE WOULD SEE TO IT
THAT THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND
POSSIBLY THE WORLD, WOULD RECEIVE A COPY OF HER RECIPE.
THIS RECIPE HAS COME TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE, AND AS FAIR AND
DUE CONSIDERATION, YOU ARE ASKED TO TAKE THIS RECIPE, GO TO
THE NEAREST COPY CENTER (OR COPIER), MAKE LOTS OF COPIES,
AND SEND THEM TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ENEMIES. IT'S A SMALL
PRICE TO PAY FOR THIS TRULY EXPENSIVE RECIPE.